Picture of Alvin Rayford Blakeley
Picture of Alvin Rayford Blakeley. Alvin is the husband of Minnie Lee Cannon a step descendant of the family line of Lucinda Parthenia Ariail.
The lady standing just behind the shoulder of the Honor Guard member is named Sandra Lee Leslie from North Carolina. It was an honor also to have her with us for the first time. It is interesting to note that her father was born with the name Randall Ariail Lesley but when he entered the service they changed the spelling to Leslie. He figured it would be too much trouble to change it back so family started spelling the family name the way the military has listed it on his official military records.
Picture of Alvin Rayford Blakeley. Alvin is the husband of Minnie Lee Cannon a step descendant of the family line of Lucinda Parthenia Ariail.
Picture of Frances Viola Cox Hamilton wife of John Whitt Hamilton Jr. from the Climelia Abigail Ariail family line.
Picture of Dawn Elizabeth Arial daughter of Willard Mitchell Arial who is descended from Michel Ariail who came from Canada to New York then to Verm…